Eric Shonkwiler

Eric Shonkwiler

Sep
26
The Summer of 2023

The Summer of 2023

With the season ended, I think it's worth looking back at this absolute clusterfuck hellhole of a summer,
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Aug
29

Lahaina

Before anything else, here is a spreadsheet of requests for aid from families affected by the fire in Maui. Please
3 min read
Aug
22
Keeping Knowledge

Keeping Knowledge

An oft-overlooked concept in prepping is the notion of storing knowledge. In a prolonged disaster situation or in the more
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Aug
15

A Brief Aside; Insulin and Bananas

I should abandon Twitter, I know, but let's take a brief Twitter detour that I feel is relevant
3 min read
Aug
08
We're Doomed, Not Dead (Pt. 4 of 4); Calm in The Storm

We're Doomed, Not Dead (Pt. 4 of 4); Calm in The Storm

Over the course of the month it took to write and release this series, the climate news has been consistently
7 min read
Aug
01
The Collapse of AMOC

The Collapse of AMOC

I am going to briefly interrupt our series in order to talk about a current event that has been all
3 min read
Jul
25
We're Doomed, Not Dead (Pt. 3 of 4); Building Your Village

We're Doomed, Not Dead (Pt. 3 of 4); Building Your Village

Hello! We'll be somewhat less depressing this week as we are talking about actions we can and should
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Jul
18
We're Doomed, Not Dead (Pt. 2 of ?); Living Among Ruins

We're Doomed, Not Dead (Pt. 2 of ?); Living Among Ruins

A reminder: if the title wasn't enough of a red flag, we are going to be discussing some
6 min read
Jul
11
We're Doomed, Not Dead (Pt. 1 of ?) ; The Climate Window Closes

We're Doomed, Not Dead (Pt. 1 of ?) ; The Climate Window Closes

Today we're going to talk less about how exactly climate change is wrecking our shit and more about
5 min read
Jul
04
Everything is Horrible Roundup

Everything is Horrible Roundup

I am on the cusp of writing a long and awful newsletter or two about where we stand with climate
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